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Post by Old School Collector on Nov 30, 2019 12:03:15 GMT -5
What about Brooklyn Brawler or Kim Chee ?
Btw, huge information and time that you’re sharing with us on here. Thank you very much 🤘🏻
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Post by Blackbird 13 on Nov 30, 2019 12:22:30 GMT -5
Thank you again Steve for answering all the questions here.
Are any WCW belts other than the Ron Simmons belt currently slotted in the lineups?
Has there been any thought to a WCW Nitro announcers desk? Would be a really cool, unique accessory as a BAF type deal.
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Post by The Gang on Nov 30, 2019 12:37:06 GMT -5
Since we know 3 figures in Elite 76 Lacey Evans, Tucker, and Otis will there be a 4th first time in the line figure in that wave. If you ever get the rights to the Barbarian would he have to be in a wave without a lot of stars that have light deco to do him correctly with all of his necessities to make him complete. Is Trent Seven on the to do list as he seems to be a popular NXT UK star? No more Elite 76 info to share at the moment. If we get rights to Barbarian, we’ll make it work. It’d be really cool to have a fig of Trent. Mattel making Barbarian would be epic!
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Post by LtD73 on Nov 30, 2019 12:50:28 GMT -5
How tough was it to make Elite 73 a reality budget wise, due to multiple new head scans, everything included with Kairi, a brand new WWE Title and Aleister Black in general.
If it was difficult, was that the original planned line up or were superstars swapped for budgetary reasons
The whole set looks flawless top to bottom
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Nov 30, 2019 13:13:19 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack Is there any way possible to get Sting's boots retooled and make them taller? It would finally put my Sting ocd to rest. sting by matt grey, on Flickr sting by matt grey, on Flickr Any way you could pitch these attires for future crow Stings? I ask because Sting is my favorite wrestler of ALL TIME, but also because there was a gap between his figures in WCW and WWE where we weren't able to get a lot of his WCW attires. I fear that we won't get a lot of the variations of his crow gimmick, when in fact there are many to choose from. Also, thank you for answering our questions and putting up with us 1999 by matt grey, on Flickr wcw by matt grey, on Flickr
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Post by RedDevil on Nov 30, 2019 13:15:23 GMT -5
The two UK online retailers (not sure what the situation is with naming them on here) have each reported receiving less than they ordered of Elite 71 and 72, after having received far less of Retros 9 and 10 (IIRC one said they’d only received a quarter of their ordered numbers of series 9) - do you know why this is? Has there been greater demand for stock in the US that has taken priority over UK orders? Or were there issues with production meaning that fewer numbers were available overall?
It seems very odd to me if Mattel are not fulfilling orders from their retail customers in the present environment. Do you produce product in the numbers based on ordered from the retail customers, or do you just produce a set number regardless of retailer orders and then divide that up between them?
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Post by Decky on Nov 30, 2019 14:29:19 GMT -5
Any chance of a new Michael Cole figure? He only got a BAF and he's very prominent on TV. Even a basic would be nice. Thanks. I don’t think we have access to Cole and most of the announcers anymore. Thanks for the reply, Steve!
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Post by Decky on Nov 30, 2019 14:30:04 GMT -5
Any planned Randy Savage “Neon cowboy” attire elites ? Seems like that part of his career doesn’t get represented like it should be. I get the deco hits ect, but could it possibly be made in the UE line, with the budget that it has ? THIS 100%
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 30, 2019 14:40:53 GMT -5
The two UK online retailers (not sure what the situation is with naming them on here) have each reported receiving less than they ordered of Elite 71 and 72, after having received far less of Retros 9 and 10 (IIRC one said they’d only received a quarter of their ordered numbers of series 9) - do you know why this is? Has there been greater demand for stock in the US that has taken priority over UK orders? Or were there issues with production meaning that fewer numbers were available overall? It seems very odd to me if Mattel are not fulfilling orders from their retail customers in the present environment. Do you produce product in the numbers based on ordered from the retail customers, or do you just produce a set number regardless of retailer orders and then divide that up between them? I’m aware. Those retailers are currently working with their Mattel UK partners to hopefully alleviate this in the future.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 30, 2019 14:42:10 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack Is there any way possible to get Sting's boots retooled and make them taller? It would finally put my Sting ocd to rest. sting by matt grey, on Flickr sting by matt grey, on Flickr Any way you could pitch these attires for future crow Stings? I ask because Sting is my favorite wrestler of ALL TIME, but also because there was a gap between his figures in WCW and WWE where we weren't able to get a lot of his WCW attires. I fear that we won't get a lot of the variations of his crow gimmick, when in fact there are many to choose from. Also, thank you for answering our questions and putting up with us 1999 by matt grey, on Flickr wcw by matt grey, on Flickr Those boots won’t happen on the next figure. Maybe in the future. All solid choices for future Sting figures.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 30, 2019 14:44:49 GMT -5
Thank you again Steve for answering all the questions here. Are any WCW belts other than the Ron Simmons belt currently slotted in the lineups? Has there been any thought to a WCW Nitro announcers desk? Would be a really cool, unique accessory as a BAF type deal. They are definitely on our radar. Hopefully we get to them in the very near future. Oh yeah, of course. That plus much much more are thought of. There’s just a lot of limitations on what can be done at any given time. We’ll keep chipping away at the wish list of items and figs though.
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Post by Gorilla on Nov 30, 2019 14:46:11 GMT -5
No more Elite 76 info to share at the moment. If we get rights to Barbarian, we’ll make it work. It’d be really cool to have a fig of Trent. Mattel making Barbarian would be epic! Barbarian and Warlord (Powers of Pain) would be easier deco wise.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 30, 2019 14:46:25 GMT -5
What about Brooklyn Brawler or Kim Chee ? Btw, huge information and time that you’re sharing with us on here. Thank you very much 🤘🏻 If Brawler was available to us, we’d do our best to do both of those gimmicks. Maybe even an Abe Knuckleball Schwartz. Hopefully someday.
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Post by secondwhiteline on Nov 30, 2019 16:21:15 GMT -5
Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere, but I haven't been able to find this information: what are the general release plans for the Elite 2-packs? How often can we expect new ones to be released? Are they generally going to be themed around major matches & moments, or could we see tag teams like the Kabuki Warriors or Revival show up in the line?
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Post by Old School Collector on Nov 30, 2019 16:45:09 GMT -5
What about Brooklyn Brawler or Kim Chee ? Btw, huge information and time that you’re sharing with us on here. Thank you very much 🤘🏻 If Brawler was available to us, we’d do our best to do both of those gimmicks. Maybe even an Abe Knuckleball Schwartz. Hopefully someday. Thanks again, for all of the answers and your time ! This has always been a mystery to me. Both Steve Lombardi [Brooklyn Brawler / Kim Chee] AND Steve Keirn [Skinner] have been with the company since the early Hasbro days ... and neither have had a figure since Hasbro (Skinner), or Brooklyn Brawler (Jakks Classic Superstars). I’d love to finally get a figure of Skinner. I’m sure that Mattel would absolutely knockl this one outnof the park ! Also, I’m sure that a lot of us Golden Era collectors would be thrilled to get a Mattel version of Brooklyn Brawler and to finally get a figure of Kim Chee. All 3 of those are solid omissions from the Golden Era, that would be so awesome to finally add to the collection. Again, thank you for all of the information 🤘🏻😎
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 30, 2019 17:00:18 GMT -5
If Brawler was available to us, we’d do our best to do both of those gimmicks. Maybe even an Abe Knuckleball Schwartz. Hopefully someday. Thanks again, for all of the answers and your time ! This has always been a mystery to me. Both Steve Lombardi [Brooklyn Brawler / Kim Chee] AND Steve Keirn [Skinner] have been with the company since the early Hasbro days ... and neither have had a figure since Hasbro (Skinner), or Brooklyn Brawler (Jakks Classic Superstars). I’d love to finally get a figure of Skinner. I’m sure that Mattel would absolutely knockl this one outnof the park ! Also, I’m sure that a lot of us Golden Era collectors would be thrilled to get a Mattel version of Brooklyn Brawler and to finally get a figure of Kim Chee. All 3 of those are solid omissions from the Golden Era, that would be so awesome to finally add to the collection. Again, thank you for all of the information 🤘🏻😎 Keirn and Lombardi havent been with the company for a few years now. Id say them not being under legends deals is why you havent seen figures from mattel. Like Steve has said earlier, just cause you work for the company doesnt mean you're eligible for figures.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Nov 30, 2019 17:04:49 GMT -5
Ok thank you for answering my question. I have 2 follow questions. Was there any thought given to making the hall of champions warrior that came out a few years ago, with the yellow intercontinental belt ? Could this belt be included in the next rsc exclusive belt pack/set ? I mean you and bill mentioned that you know there is demand for this particular belt in a q&a rsc video. I think it would be a home run to finally make this belt and find a "spot" for it. No, since that was his look after he held the IC title. Maybe. Well technically it was also after he held the winged eagle too. What about the Flashback RR91 Figure? Why didn’t it come with the purple strap he wore that night?
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Post by TurboEddie on Nov 30, 2019 17:29:13 GMT -5
I'm over 1200 between blus and DVDs. TurboEddie you wanna flex on these guys? I don’t even know where I’m at with movies. I need to update my count. 😂
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2019 17:39:15 GMT -5
A mattel barbarian would be great
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Post by Old School Collector on Nov 30, 2019 17:42:02 GMT -5
Thanks again, for all of the answers and your time ! This has always been a mystery to me. Both Steve Lombardi [Brooklyn Brawler / Kim Chee] AND Steve Keirn [Skinner] have been with the company since the early Hasbro days ... and neither have had a figure since Hasbro (Skinner), or Brooklyn Brawler (Jakks Classic Superstars). I’d love to finally get a figure of Skinner. I’m sure that Mattel would absolutely knockl this one outnof the park ! Also, I’m sure that a lot of us Golden Era collectors would be thrilled to get a Mattel version of Brooklyn Brawler and to finally get a figure of Kim Chee. All 3 of those are solid omissions from the Golden Era, that would be so awesome to finally add to the collection. Again, thank you for all of the information 🤘🏻😎 Keirn and Lombardi havent been with the company for a few years now. Id say them not being under legends deals is why you havent seen figures from mattel. Like Steve has said earlier, just cause you work for the company doesnt mean you're eligible for figures. True, but I was meaning that they’ve had the license for a long time now and have had them under contract up until here recently. They’ve made a lot of really awesome Flashbacks, but was hoping that they’d havw found a way to release those gimmicks when they had the chance. Now, it’s hopeful for them to get back into a legends deal and then find a spot for them, which is a little harder to get done imo. Either way, I’m still hoping for these one day 🤘🏻
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